Family-friendly rights and support

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  Letters and forms

  Letter to employee who suffers miscarriage explaining their maternity rights

  A model letter to contact an employee who has had a miscarriage before the end of the 24th week of their pregnancy to advise them of their entitlements in respect of maternity and sickness absence.

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  Policies and procedures

  Breastfeeding/expressing milk policy

  A model policy to communicate the organisation's commitment to providing facilities for pregnant or new mothers who are breastfeeding or expressing milk. Facilities could include a dedicated rest room for pregnant employees and new mothers. Employers could also be flexible with working hours.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter offering suitable alternative work to employee who is new mother or breastfeeding

  A model letter to offer alternative employment to an employee who, for health and safety reasons, cannot continue to perform their normal job because they are a new mother or are breastfeeding.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee on maternity leave of development affecting their work

  A model letter to inform an employee on maternity leave of a development affecting their work.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter informing employee on maternity leave of job vacancy

  A model letter to inform an employee on maternity leave of a job vacancy.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter making informal enquiries about employee's intentions on returning to work after maternity leave

  A model letter to make informal enquiries of an employee on maternity leave about whether they intend to return to work.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter congratulating employee on birth of baby

  A model letter to congratulate an employee on the birth of their baby.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter responding to employee whose maternity leave has been triggered by maternity-related absence

  A model letter to write to an employee whose maternity leave (and pay) period has been triggered by absence for a pregnancy-related reason after the start of the fourth week before the expected week of childbirth.

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  Letters and forms

  Letter reminding employee absent for pregnancy-related reason that absence continuing into fourth week before expected week of childbirth triggers maternity leave

  A model letter to inform an employee who is absent for a pregnancy-related reason that, if their absence continues into the fourth week before the expected week of childbirth, this will trigger the start of their maternity leave and pay.

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  FAQs

  Where an employee who lives in employer-provided accommodation becomes pregnant must the employer permit them to continue to live there after the birth?